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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 8063990" data-attributes="member: 277">Hahaha haah haa Use to be common. Ha ha ha. The only time back in 1E I saw half the party run away was when the sphere of annihilation came out the wall and we were 3rd or lower.  Actually is was just a black balloon and the dm had thrown a real sphere at the gaming group the week before killing his best friend’s pc. So the DM was playing us not the pc. Half the games I played in before 3 E laughed at danger because a new pc was only five minutes and a bath room break away.In 3E I got the group to run away about 3 times. One was Forge of Fury and I critical a pc and killed with the dragon’s first attack round.  They did come back to lair a week later to kill the cheeky bugger. But it had moved and left half it treasure behind.Currently I just run Adventure League. So with some builds, AL encounters become cakewalks in Tier 3+. But Skully 3 has 85 names on it. That is high for 235 sessions but I have a few gamers not care if they die.1. Emphasize the mission. Running AL so I will not address this.2. Mission based xp. AKA milestones is what AL is doing.3.Interrogation. It works in some AL modules not others.4. Modules suggest. DMs rule.5. Be known to TPK. I only have 2. But see below.I have had groups retreat during the hard covers, and run away occasionally in modules.1. Roll in the open. Sorry Terrance I know you only show up every 3 months but that is the third crit I rolled on you.2. Monsters can scout too. Or hear the dying of their friends. Play monsters smart but not super genius. My default on a zeroed out PC is roll an intelligence check. Roll at or below Int. I may swing on a KO PC.3. The Players decide the tactics. Sometimes all it takes is one grunt, or well like and tactical player to change the odds.4. While homebrewing I do agree with you. Let the party run away and regroup. But the monsters can do too. Let them take a short rest. The monsters can do too. I have when running a hard cover have a villain flee if the group took a rest before the boss fight. Or if we running late and up against the store closure.During session 0 or when you have new players; let the players know you allow running away. I tell people, I will not kill their pc but the dice and their bad tactics will.</blockquote>

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